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Converged Network Adapter
QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k
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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k Third party information brought to CU0354602-00 L you courtesy of Dell.

  • Page 2: Document Revision History

    User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k This document is provided for informational purposes only and may contain errors. QLogic reserves the right, without notice, to make changes to this document or in product design or specifications. QLogic disclaims any warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, and does not guarantee that any results or performance described in the document will be achieved by you.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Overview ........... Intended Audience .
  • Page 4 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver ......
  • Page 5 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in ......... .
  • Page 6 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k Windows NIC Driver Management Applications ....Overview......... . .
  • Page 7 Configuration Management Tools ......Dell System Setup ........
  • Page 8 Dell System Setup ..........Accessing Dell System Setup .......
  • Page 9 QMD8262-k Specifications ........
  • Page 10 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapter QMD8262-k, QLE8262, QME8262-k Standards Specifications ........

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Intended Audience This guide is intended for system administrators and other technical staff members responsible for configuring and managing adapters installed on Dell ® PowerEdge servers in Windows...

  • Page 12: Related Materials

    Introduction Related Materials  Switch Independent Partitioning covers how to configure Switch Independent Partitioning using utilities such as QConvergeConsole, as well as configuring iSCSI over data center bridging exchange (DCBX) using a Brocade Series 8000 FCoE switch and a QLogic iSCSI Host Bus Adapter. ®...

  • Page 13: Functionality And Features

    Functional Description Functional descriptions for the adapters are as follows:  QMD8262-k: This a network daughter card with FCoE and iSCSI offload for the blade server environment.  QLE8262: This is a standard form-factor adapter with FCoE and iSCSI offload for the rack and tower server environment.
  • Page 14 Introduction Functionality and Features  Advanced stateless offload features include: IP, TCP, and user datagram protocol (UDP) checksums   Large segment offload (LSO)  Large receive offload (LRO)  Stateful offload features include:  iSCSI offload  Fibre Channel and FCoE offload ...

  • Page 15: Supported Operating Systems

    Introduction Functionality and Features Supported Operating Systems The adapter supports the following operating systems. To view the most complete and current list, refer to the product release notes. Windows ® Windows Server 2012 R2   Windows Server 2012  Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    Hardware  For port and slot assignments for the QMD8262-k or QME8262-k adapter, refer to the blade and M1000e chassis diagram in the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Systems Configuration Guide.  For QLE8262 adapter port and slot assignments, refer to the “Expansion Cards”...

  • Page 17: Pre-Installation Checklist

    “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS. NOTE If you acquired the adapter software on a disk or from the Dell support Web site (http://support.dell.com), verify the path to the adapter driver files.

  • Page 18: Connecting To The Network

    Close the computer cover. Plug the Ethernet cable into the adapter. Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer. For more detailed information, refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual for your Dell PowerEdge server. Connecting to the Network Follow the instructions for your adapter.

  • Page 19: Driver Installation And Configuration

    Driver Installation and Configuration Overview NOTE If you need to update the Flash memory of multiple adapters simultaneously:  For the QConvergeConsole GUI, refer to the “Update the Flash Using the Flash Update Wizard” topic in the QConvergeConsole Help System. ...

  • Page 20: Windows Driver Installation And Configuration

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration A software or driver Dell update package (DUP) can be run in two ways:  Running the DUP in the GUI  Running the DUP from the Command Line...
  • Page 21 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Click Install to continue. The QLogic Super Installer—InstallShield Wizard appears, as shown in ® Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2. QLogic Super Installer—InstallShield Wizard CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 22 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Click Next to continue. The License Agreement dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3. License Agreement Dialog Box CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 23 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. The Setup Type dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4. Setup Type Dialog Box Select a setup type as follows: ...
  • Page 24 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration The Custom Setup dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5. Custom Setup Dialog Box Select the features to install. By default, all features are selected. To change a feature’s install setting, click the icon next to it and select one of the following: This feature will be installed on the local hard drive—This ...
  • Page 25 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration The Ready to Install the Program dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-6. Figure 2-6. Ready to Install the Program Dialog Box CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 26 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Click Install so that the InstallShield Wizard installs the QLogic Adapter drivers and Management Software Installer. When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-7.

  • Page 27: Running The Dup From The Command Line

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration Click Finish to dismiss the installer. The Update Package window appears, as shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8. Update Package Window Click OK to close the window. Running the DUP from the Command Line Running the DUP from the command line, with no options specified, results in the same behavior as double-clicking the icon representing the DUP.

  • Page 28: Options

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration The following is the syntax for specifying options to customize the DUP installation behavior: <DUP_file_name>.exe [/<option1>[=<value1>]] [/<option2>[=<value2>]]... To display the GUI for guided installation, update, or extraction, use no options. Options The following options can be used to customize the DUP installation behavior.

  • Page 29: Examples

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Windows Driver Installation and Configuration (Advanced) To return a coded description of this DUP’s supported features: /capabilities NOTE This command requires the /s option. To define a specific path for the DUP’s log file: /l=<path> NOTE This option cannot be used in combination with /passthrough or /capabilities.

  • Page 30: Linux Driver Installation And Configuration

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration This section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a Linux system:  Installation Overview  Installing the Linux NIC Driver Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver ...

  • Page 31: Installing The Linux Iscsi Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver Driver installation makes extensive use of the build.sh script located in the driver source (extras/build.sh). This section provides installation instructions for the following Linux versions:  Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver SLES 11 SP4 Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.5 and SLES 12 ...
  • Page 32 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration  To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command: # modprobe -v qla4xxx If the iqlremote agent was previously running, restart the agent by issuing the following command (to ensure that the QConvergeConsole GUI can reconnect to this host): # service iqlremote start Unloading the Adapter Driver...

  • Page 33: And Sles 12

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.5 and SLES 12 Building and Installing the Adapter Driver Issue the following commands from the directory that contains the source driver file, qla4xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k.tar.gz: # tar -xzvf qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-cx.tar.gz # cd qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-cx where x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx is the applicable version number.
  • Page 34 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Manually Loading the Adapter Driver To load the driver, use one of the following methods:  To load the driver directly from the local build directories, issue the following commands: For RHEL 6.5: ...

  • Page 35: And Sles 11 Sp3

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Rebuilding the RAM Disk To automatically load the driver by rebuilding the RAM disk to include the driver, follow these steps: To create a backup copy of the RAM disk image, issue the following command: For RHEL 6.5: ...
  • Page 36 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Build and install the driver modules from the source code by executing the build.sh script as follows: # ./extras/build.sh install The build.sh script does the following:  Builds the driver .ko files ...
  • Page 37 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Unloading the Adapter Driver To replace an existing inbox driver with a new out-of-box iSCSI driver, unload the existing driver and load the new driver. To unload the driver, stop all applications using the driver and then unload the driver.

  • Page 38: Installing The Linux Fcoe Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the Linux FCoE Driver This section provides procedures for installing the Linux FCoE driver for the following operating systems:  Building the Driver for RHEL 6.5 Linux  Building the Driver for SLES 11 SP4 Linux ...

  • Page 39: Building The Driver For Sles 11 Sp4 Linux

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration To load the driver, reboot the host. Building the Driver for SLES 11 SP4 Linux Issue the following commands from the directory that contains the source driver file, qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.x-k4.tar.gz: # tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.x-k4.tar.gz # cd qla2xxx-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.x-k4 where x.xx.xx.xx.xx.x is the applicable version number.

  • Page 40: Building The Driver For Sles 12 Linux

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration NOTE Depending on the server hardware, the RAMDISK file name might be different. To load the driver, reboot the host. Building the Driver for SLES 12 Linux In the directory that contains the source driver file, qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.11.x-k.tgz, issue the following commands: # tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.11.x-k.tgz...

  • Page 41: Building The Driver For Sles 11 Sp3 Linux

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration To automatically load the driver each time the system boots, rebuild the RAM disk to include the driver. Create a copy of the current RAMDISK by issuing the following commands: # cd /boot # cp initrd-[kernel version].img initrd-[kernel version].img.bak # mkinitrd...
  • Page 42 2–Driver Installation and Configuration Linux Driver Installation and Configuration  To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command: # modprobe -v qla2xxx To unload the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:  # modprobe -r qla2xxx To automatically load the driver each time the system boots, rebuild the RAM disk to include the driver.

  • Page 43: Vmware Driver Installation And Configuration

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration This section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a VMware system:  Installation Overview  Installing the ESXi 5.x NIC Driver  Installing the ESXi 5.x iSCSI Driver ...

  • Page 44: Updating An Existing Driver Or Installing A New Driver For An Existing Esxi Installation With Esxcli (Esxi 5.X Only)

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESXi Installation with esxcli (ESXi 5.x Only) To use the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>): Copy the driver bundle ( ) to this ESXi host. <offline-bundle>...

  • Page 45: Installing The Esxi 5.X Iscsi Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the ESXi 5.x iSCSI Driver The operating system manages and controls the driver installation process. To install the ESXi 5.x driver, follow the steps in this section. NOTE This section provides the most common ways of installing and upgrading the driver.

  • Page 46: Verifying The Version Of The Installed Driver (Esxi 5.X Only)

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration To use the driver VIB: Copy the driver VIB (scsi-<offline-bundle>-<driver-version>.0.0.<esx-build>.x 86_64.vib) to this ESXi host. Install the driver VIB using the following esxcli commands: Type the following command to make a temporary directory: mkdir /install;...

  • Page 47: Installing The Esxi 5.X Fcoe Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the ESXi 5.x FCoE Driver The operating system manages and controls the driver installation process. To install the ESXi 5.x driver, follow the steps in this section. NOTE This section provides the most common ways of installing and upgrading the driver.

  • Page 48: Verifying The Version Of The Installed Driver (Esxi 5.X Only)

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration To use the driver VIB: Copy the driver VIB (for ESX 5.0/5.1: scsi-qla2xxx-<driver-version>.0.0.<esx-build>.x86_64.vib; for ESX 5.5: qlnativefc-<driver-version>.0.0.<esx-build>.x86_64.vib) to this ESXi host. Install the driver VIB using the following esxcli commands: Type the following command to make a temporary directory: mkdir /install;...

  • Page 49: Installing The Esxi 6.X Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the ESXi 6.x Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Driver Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESXi Installation with esxcli (for ESXi 6x Only) To use the driver bundle <offline-bundle>.zip): Copy the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>.zip) to this ESXi host.

  • Page 50: Installing The Esxi 6.X Iscsi Driver

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the ESXi 6.x iSCSI Driver Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESXi Installation with esxcli (for ESXi 6x Only) To use the driver bundle <offline-bundle>.zip): Copy the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>.zip) to this ESXi host.

  • Page 51: Installing The Qconvergeconsole Vmware Vcenter Server Plug-In

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in To use the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in, install the following software in the order given: QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in—on the vCenter Server QLogic Adapter CIM Provider—on the ESX/ESXi server The following topics explain how to install and uninstall the required software: ...

  • Page 52: Qconvergeconsole Vmware Vcenter Server

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration This file contains the release notes that list changes, fixes, known issues, and release details. For detailed information on installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in, refer to “QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in Installation”...
  • Page 53 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration The Plug-in Registration Wizard opens, as shown in Figure 2-10. Click Next.   Figure 2-10. QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in Registration Wizard Wait while the wizard configures the plug-in (see Figure 2-11).
  • Page 54 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Select the installation directory and then click Install (see Figure 2-12).   Figure 2-12. Select the Installation Directory Wait while the wizard performs the installation (see Figure 2-13).   Figure 2-13. Installing the Plug-In CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 55 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Type in the requested information and then click Next (see Figure 2-14).   Figure 2-14. User Input Screen Wait while the wizard finishes configuring the plug-in (see Figure 2-15).   Figure 2-15. QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in Configuration CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 56: Plug-In Unregistration From A Manual Install

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Figure 2-16 appears when registration is completed. Click Finish to exit.   Figure 2-16. Successful Registration After the installation completes, restart the Tomcat service as follows:  If the plug-in is installed on the VMware vCenter Server, restart the VMware Virtual Center Management Web services.

  • Page 57: Enabling And Disabling The Plug-In

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration  For PowerShell: vSphere PowerCLI http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/ powercli After downloading and installing the SDK and the registration script, follow the VMware instructions to unregister the plug-in. For example, the Perl unregister command is: perl registerPlugin.pl --server="127.0.0.1"...
  • Page 58 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Figure 2-18. QConvergeConsole vCenter Server in Plug-in Manager If you want to enable or disable the QConvergeConsole plug-in, right-click on the plug-in and select Enabled or Disabled (the status toggles between the two), as shown in Figure 2-19.

  • Page 59: Uninstalling The Qconvergeconsole Vmware Vcenter Server Plug-In

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Uninstalling the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in To remove the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in: In the Windows Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. (Windows Server 2008 or later only: select Programs and Features.) In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in and then click Change/Remove.
  • Page 60 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the CIM Provider on an ESXi 5.x Host Copy the provider-adapter.vib file to the root directory (/) of the ESXi 5.x system. Issue the esxcli commands as follows: # cd / # esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported # esxcli software vib install -v file:/provider-adapter.vib --maintenance-mode --no-sig-check...
  • Page 61 2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Remote Installation of the CIM Provider on an ESX/ESXi Host NOTE Before performing this procedure, ensure that the remote ESX/ESXi system is in Maintenance Mode. To do so using vSphere Client, select Inventory, select Host, and then select Enter Maintenance Mode.

  • Page 62: Uninstalling The Qlogic Adapter Cim Provider

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration To restart the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider: # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart After starting the SFCB CIMOM, use a CIM client utility to query the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for information. Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider You can uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for your version of VMware.

  • Page 63: Installing The Vsphere Web Client Plug-In

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Gather all information necessary for the installation  IP address of the vCenter Server  vCenter Server credentials (user name and password)  Where to host the QLogic Adapter vSphere Web Client Plug-in (on vCenter Server or other server) If you are hosting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in on a non-vCenter Server, make sure the server has Tomcat running as a...

  • Page 64: Uninstalling The Vsphere Web Client Plug-In

    2–Driver Installation and Configuration VMware Driver Installation and Configuration If you are updating a previous version of the vSphere Web Client Plug-in, restart the vSphere Web Client services. In Windows, go to the Administrative Tools menu, select Services, and restart VMware vSphere Web Client.

  • Page 65: Adapter Management Applications

    Adapter Management Applications Overview This chapter describes the following adapter management applications:  General Management with QConvergeConsole  Switch Independent Partitioning—refer to Chapter 4  Windows Management Applications Linux Management Applications  VMware Management Applications  CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 66: General Management With Qconvergeconsole

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole General Management with QConvergeConsole Use the QConvergeConsole GUI and CLI utilities to manage the adapter as follows:  Configuring the NIC Driver with QConvergeConsole  Configuring iSCSI with QConvergeConsole Configuring FCoE with QConvergeConsole ...

  • Page 67: Configuring Iscsi Offload With Qconvergeconsole

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole For information on configuring FCoE using the QConvergeConsole CLI, refer to the “Fibre Channel Interactive Commands” chapter of the QConvergeConsole CLI User’s Guide. Configuring iSCSI Offload with QConvergeConsole The iSCSI offload feature provides full iSCSI offloads that include header and data digest, receive protocol data unit (PDU) parsing, and direct data placement.

  • Page 68: Modifying Adapter-Level Iscsi Parameters

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Example: $qaucli -pr iscsi -ch $qaucli -iscsi -ch *** hba instance: 0 HBA_Alias QLogic QLE8262 *** hba instance: 1 HBA_Alias QLogic QLE8262 Modifying Adapter-Level iSCSI Parameters Use the -nh command to set the adapter-level parameters for single- or multi-port adapters.
  • Page 69 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Example: $qaucli -pr iscsi -c 0 $qaucli -iscsi -c 0 ******************************* *** Displaying Port inst=0 *** ******************************* *** Displaying HBA (Adapter) Level Information inst=0 *** HBA_Alias QLogic QLE8262 HBA_TCP_Max_Window_Size 19537 HBA_Default_Fragment_Reass_Timeout HBA_Reserved_TCP_Config 0x00000000 HBA_Delayed_ACK *** Displaying Port General Summary Information inst=0 *** 0.
  • Page 70 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole FW_Fast_Posting off(*) FW_Sense_Buffer_Desc off(*) FW_ZIO_Enable_Mode AFW_Device_Timeouts AFW_Delayed_Ack AFW_AutoConnect *** Displaying Device Settings inst=0 *** Large_Frames DevType 0(*) ExeThrottle FirstBurstLen KeepAliveTO DefaultTime2Retain 20(*) DefaultTime2Wait 2(*) MaxBurstLen MaxOutstandingR2T MaxRxDataSegmentLen 128(*) Port 3260(*) IPv4TOS IPv4TTL *** Displaying Basic Settings inst=0 *** iSCSI_Discovery_Logout iSCSI_Strict_Login TCP_DHCP...
  • Page 71 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole IP_Fragmentation on(*) IP_ARP_Redirect VLAN_Enable VLAN_User_Priority VLAN_ID IPv4_TOS_ENABLE Force_Negotiate_Main_iSCSI_Keys iSCSI_Send_Markers off(*) iSCSI_Header_Digests iSCSI_Data_Digests iSCSI_Immediate_Data iSCSI_Initial_R2T iSCSI_Data_Seq_In_Order on(*) iSCSI_Data_PDU_In_Order on(*) iSCSI_CHAP_Auth off(*) iSCSI_Bidi_CHAP_Auth off(*) iSCSI_Error_Recovery_Level 0(*) KeepAliveTO DefaultTime2Retain 20(*) DefaultTime2Wait 2(*) MaxBurstLen MaxOutstandingR2T MaxRxDataSegmentLen 128(*) Port 3260(*) TCP_Timer_Scale...

  • Page 72: Modifying Port-Level Iscsi Parameters

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole IPv6_Addr_Routable0 IPv6_Addr_Routable1 Default_IPv6_Router IPv6_Port 3260 IPv6_Gratuitious_Neighbor_Ad_Enable : IPv6_Redirect_Enable *** Displaying IPv6 TCP Settings inst=0 *** IPv6_Nagle IPV6_TCP_Timer_Scale 3(*) IPv6_TCP_Time_Stamp *** Displaying Remaining parameters inst=0 *** ACB_Supported on(*) Values noted with (*) are read only. Modifying Port-Level iSCSI Parameters Use the –n command to modify port-level iSCSI parameters.
  • Page 73 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole iSCSI_Discovery_Logout on or off iSCSI_Strict_Login on or off KeepAliveTO KATO 0 to ? Large_Frames LRGFRM on or off (not for 4010s) MaxBurstLen 0 to ? MaxOutstandingR2T MOR2T 0 to ? TCP_DHCP TCPDHCP on or off TCP_Nagle TCPN on or off...

  • Page 74: Summary Of Target Sessions

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole (router may override) IPv6_ND_Reachable_Timer IPV6NDRT 0 to 4294967295 (router may override) IPv6_DAD_Count IPV6DAD 0 to 255 Summary of Target Sessions Use the -ts command to display summary information for both persistent and non-persistent targets. Both [hba_port_inst] and [target_id] are optional parameters.

  • Page 75: Target Session-Level Iscsi Negotiated Parameters

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Target Session-Level iSCSI Negotiated Parameters Use the -t command to display information for targets. The positional parameter is <hba_port_inst>. The optional parameter is [target_id]. If only the hba_port_inst is entered, target information for all targets on the specified adapter is displayed.

  • Page 76: Target Session-Level Persistent Iscsi Parameters

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole TGTISCSIO_Discovery_Logout TGTISCSIO_Strict_Login TGTISCSIO_Error_Recovery_Level 0(*) TGT_KeepAliveTimeout TGT_DefaultTimeout TGT_DefaultTime2Retain 20(*) TGT_MaxBurstLen TGT_MaxOutstandingR2T TGT_MaxRxDataSegmentLen 128(*) TGT_MaxTxDataSegmentLen 0(*) TGT_Port 3260 TGTTCPO_Nagle TGTTCPO_Timer_Scale 0(*) TGTTCPO_Timestamp TGT_TaskManagementTimeout TGT_ExeCount 0(*) TGT_TargetPortalGroupID 1(*) TGT_InitiatorSessID 0x000e1e031685 TGT_TargetSessID 9(*) TGT_TargetIPAddress 192.168.105.247 TGT_Window_Scale_Enable TGT_Rx_Window_Scale TGT_Tx_Window_Scale 0(*) TGT_TimeStamp_Enable...
  • Page 77 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Displaying Target Session-Level Persistent iSCSI Parameters Use the -tp command to view target persistent parameter information (pre-negotiation, from Flash memory). The positional parameter is <hba_port_inst>. The optional parameter is [target_id]. If only the hba_port_inst is entered, target information for all targets on the specified adapter is shown.
  • Page 78 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole TGTISCSIO_Snack TGTISCSIO_Discovery_Logout TGTISCSIO_Strict_Login TGTISCSIO_Error_Recovery_Level 0(*) TGT_KeepAliveTimeout TGT_DefaultTimeout TGT_DefaultTime2Retain 20(*) TGT_MaxBurstLen TGT_MaxOutstandingR2T TGT_MaxRxDataSegmentLen 128(*) TGT_MaxTxDataSegmentLen 0(*) TGT_Port 3260 TGTTCPO_Nagle TGTTCPO_Timer_Scale 0(*) TGTTCPO_Timestamp TGT_TaskManagementTimeout TGT_ExeCount 0(*) TGT_TargetPortalGroupID 1(*) TGT_InitiatorSessID 0x000e1e031685 TGT_TargetSessID 9(*) TGT_TargetIPAddress 192.168.105.247 TGT_Window_Scale_Enable TGT_Rx_Window_Scale TGT_Tx_Window_Scale 0(*)
  • Page 79 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Modifying Target Session-Level iSCSI Parameters Use the –tc command to modify target-session-level iSCSI parameters. The positional parameters are , and a series of one <hba_port_inst> <target_id> or more parameter name-value pairs. Command line options: -tc <hba_port_inst>...

  • Page 80: Configuring Iscsi Initiators With Qconvergeconsole

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Configuring iSCSI Initiators with QConvergeConsole This section provides procedures on how to configure the following iSCSI initiators using QLogic’s QConvergeConsole utility:  Configuring the Windows iSCSI Initiator  Configuring the Linux iSCSI Initiator ...

  • Page 81: Configuring The Linux Iscsi Initiator

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole IP_Subnet_Mask [0.0.0.0]: Type the appropriate subnet mask, and then press ENTER. IP_Gateway [0.0.0.0]: Press ENTER to accept the default. Enable IPv6 [off]: Press ENTER to accept the default. On the options menu that appears, select 3, Save changes and reset HBA (if necessary).

  • Page 82: Configuring The Esx Iscsi Initiator

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Select the Converged Network Port you want to configure. Select 2, Configure IP Settings. Complete the interactive list of settings as follows: Enable IPv4 [on]: Press ENTER to accept the default. DHCP to obtain IPv4 Network Information: [off]: Press ENTER to accept the default.

  • Page 83: Enabling Chap Authentication With Qconvergeconsole

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Log in to the vSphere Client. In the inventory panel, select a server to which to connect. Click the Configuration tab. In the Hardware panel, click Storage Adapters. From the list of available storage adapters, select the iSCSI initiator you want to configure and then click Properties.

  • Page 84: Configuring Chap With Qconvergeconsole Cli

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole Configuring CHAP with QConvergeConsole CLI To configure CHAP with QConvergeConsole CLI: To add a primary and local CHAP entry (name and secret), issue the -addchap command to add a CHAP entry to the persistent CHAP table. The positional parameters are <hba_port_inst>, <CHAP name>, and <CHAP secret>.
  • Page 85 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole To view the CHAP map table to determine the CHAP index to use later to link the CHAP entry to a target, issue the –dspchap command. The positional parameter for this command is <hba_port_inst>. Command line options: -dspchap <hba_port_inst>...

  • Page 86: Linking To A Chap Target

    3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole In the following examples, the HBA port instance is 0, and the Send Target IP is 10.14.64.154. $qaucli -pr iscsi -ps 0 $qaucli -iscsi -ps 0 Target ID: 2 hba_no: 0 IP: 10.14.64.154 Port: 3260 Instance #: 2 ISCSI Name:...
  • Page 87 3–Adapter Management Applications General Management with QConvergeConsole In the following examples, the HBA port instance is 0. $qaucli -pr iscsi -ps 0 $qaucli -iscsi -ps 0 Target ID: 2 hba_no: 0 IP: 10.14.64.154 Port: 3260 TGT Instance #: 2 ISCSI Name: Alias: State: No Connection To view all targets linked to the CHAP, issue the -chapmap command.

  • Page 88: Windows Management Applications

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Windows Management Applications Windows management applications for the adapter include the following:  Windows NIC Driver Management Applications  Windows Teaming  Windows VLAN Configuration User Diagnostics for Windows NIC Driver Management Applications  Windows NIC Driver Management Applications ...
  • Page 89 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications To view port information: qaucli -nic -pinfo [cna_port_inst] Changing Adapter Properties NOTE For an adapter that is teamed or an adapter with VLANs, do not directly modify the adapter properties. To ensure that the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with VLANs remain synchronized with the team properties, make property changes only on the Team Management page (see “Modifying a Team”...

  • Page 90: Windows Teaming

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Table 3-1. Port Adapter Variables and Values (Continued) Variable Values Header_Data_Split_Enable on, off Jumbo_Frames_MTU_9000_Enable on, off Jumbo_Frames_MTU_9000_Enable_Rx on, off Jumbo_Frames_MTU_9000_Enable_Tx on, off LOCAL_Administered_Address_MAC xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port_Wake_On_LAN_Option 0=Disabled, 1=Wake on Magic Frame VLAN_ID 1.4094 To set the adapter configuration alias, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -nh [cna_port_inst] <config_name|config_alias>...

  • Page 91: Teaming Modes

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Teaming Modes Teaming is designed to improve reliability and fault tolerance of networks and to enhance performance by efficient load balancing. The following NIC teaming modes are provided: Failsafe Mode ensures that an alternate standby or redundant adapter ...
  • Page 92 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications  None When the preferred primary becomes operational again, the driver does not automatically switch back the primary to the active adapter.  Preferred Primary When the preferred primary becomes operational again, the driver automatically switches back the primary as the active adapter.
  • Page 93 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Link Aggregation Mode Link aggregation provides increased bandwidth and high reliability by combining several NICs into a single, logical, network interface called a LAG. The link aggregation is scalable, meaning an adapter can be added or deleted either statically or dynamically from a team.

  • Page 94: Using The Cli For Teaming

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Link aggregation mode has transmit load balancing and fail safety support. If a link connected through a participant port of a link-aggregated team goes down, LACP provides failover and load balancing across the remaining members of the team.

  • Page 95: Using The Team Management Gui

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications NOTE The following applies to configuring teaming and VLAN using the QConvergeConsole CLI: Windows Server 2012 and later: QConvergeConsole CLI does not support teaming and VLAN configuration. Use the native Windows teaming interface instead of QConvergeConsole CLI.

  • Page 96: Teaming Configuration

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Figure 3-1. Team Management Property Page On the Team Management page, the Teams and Adapters pane on the left lists the network devices currently present on this system, including:  Teams and virtual adapters, as well as their member physical adapters ...
  • Page 97 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Creating a Team To create a team use the following procedure: Right-click the Teams folder icons and then click Create Team (see Figure 3-2). Figure 3-2. Creating a Team The software automatically picks a unique team name, or you can enter your own team name.
  • Page 98 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications  Type—Select the teaming mode by clicking either Failsafe Team, 802.3ad Static Team, 802.3ad Dynamic Team, or Switch Independent Load Balancing. If you select the 802.3ad dynamic option, you must also select one of the following options: ...
  • Page 99 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Figure 3-3. Creating a Failsafe Team Figure 3-4. Creating a Switch-Independent Load Balancing Team CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 100 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Figure 3-5. Creating an 802.3ad Static Team Figure 3-6. Creating an 802.3ad Dynamic Team CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 101 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Figure 3-7. Setting Advanced Team Properties To confirm if a team has been successfully created, view the Team and Adapters pane on the Team Management page. Figure 3-8 shows an example of a newly formed team. The Team Data pane on the right shows the properties, information, and status of the team or adapter that is currently selected in the Teams and Adapters pane on the left.
  • Page 102 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Modifying a Team A team can be modified by doing the following:  Adding or removing one or more team members to a team  Modifying the team properties To add team members: On the Team Management property page, right-click the unteamed adapter to add to a team.
  • Page 103 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications To remove an adapter from a team: NOTE A team must include at least one QLogic adapter. A QLogic adapter is allowed to be deleted from a team only if it is not the last QLogic teamed adapter.
  • Page 104 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications NOTE To ensure that the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with VLANs remain synchronized with the team properties, do not directly modify the adapter properties on the Advanced page. If an adapter property becomes unsynchronized with its team properties, change either the team or adapter property so that they are the same on each and then reload the team.
  • Page 105 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Example 1: For a failsafe team, you can change the team name, assigned team static MAC address, preferred primary adapter, and failback type, as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12. Modifying Failsafe Team Properties Example 2: You can change the team type and the corresponding team attributes.

  • Page 106: Viewing Teaming Statistics

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Deleting a Team To delete a team: On the Team Management property page, in the left pane under Teams and Adapters, right-click the team name to be deleted. On the shortcut menu, click Delete team. Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration It is recommended that you periodically save the configuration to prevent any accidental loss of network topology and settings.

  • Page 107: Windows Vlan Configuration

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Windows VLAN Configuration The term VLAN refers to a collection of devices that communicate as if they were on the same physical LAN. VLAN information covered in this section includes the following:  VLAN Properties ...

  • Page 108: Using The Gui For Vlans

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications To preview a VLAN before removing it from a port or team, issue the following command to list the indices to use in the -vlandel command: qaucli -nic -vlandel_preview To remove a VLAN from a port or team, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlandel <list_insts|ALL>...
  • Page 109 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications To add and configure a VLAN: On the Team Management page under Teams and Adapters, right-click either a team or an unteamed adapter. On the shortcut menu, click Add VLAN (see Figure 3-14). Figure 3-14. Adding a VLAN On the Configure VLAN dialog box (see Figure 3-15), type values in the...
  • Page 110 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications When the VLAN addition is complete, the added VLAN is visible as a Virtual Adapter on the Team Management page under Teams and Adapters. Click the added virtual adapter to view all the properties, information, and status of the virtual adapter in the VLAN Data pane (see Figure 3-16).

  • Page 111: User Diagnostics For Windows Nic Driver Management Applications

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications NOTE To allow VLAN deletion, there must be at least one VLAN on the team. Deleting the last VLAN on the team results in deletion of the entire team. Viewing VLAN Statistics Follow these steps to view statistics for a selected VLAN. To view VLAN statistics: On the Team Management page, click a team name in the left pane under the Teams folder.
  • Page 112 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Figure 3-17 shows the Diagnostics page. Figure 3-17. Diagnostics Tests on Windows Under Diagnostic Tests, select one or more check boxes indicating the tests you want to run: Hardware Test, Register Test, Interrupt Test, Internal Loopback Test, External Loopback Test, and Link Test.
  • Page 113 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications To run user diagnostics in the CLI: Use QConvergeConsole CLI (qaucli), a unified command line utility, to manage all QLogic adapter models, including running user diagnostics. The overall option (-pr <protocol>) allows you to start the utility with a specific protocol type, either NIC, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel.
  • Page 114 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Table 3-5. Getting Help (Continued) Command Description Print Fibre Channel and FCoE protocol usage and then exit qaucli -pr fc -h Print iSCSI protocol usage and then exit qaucli -pr iscsi -h Print NPAR (Switch Independent Partitioning) commands qaucli -npar -h usage and then exit Table 3-6...
  • Page 115 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Table 3-7. Diagnostic Test Commands (Continued) Command Description No internal loopback test (combine –D or –a) --noIntLP No hardware test (combine –D or –a) --noHw No link status test (combine –D or –a) --noLinkSt View help text --help All commands must be prefaced by qaucli -pr nic -qldiag.

  • Page 116: Windows Diagnostic Test Descriptions

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Table 3-8. Running Windows Diagnostic Tests in the CLI (Continued) Test Type Command Link qaucli -nic -testlink [cna_port_inst] Ping (IPv4) qaucli -nic -ping <cna_port_inst> <hostname_or_IPv4> [<count> <pocket_size> <timeout_ms> <TTL>] where the default values are <count>=5, <pocket_size>=525, <time- out_ms>=1000, and <TTL>=30.
  • Page 117 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications NOTE Loopback tests are enabled only when the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters are running firmware version 4.09.24 or later. When the loopback tests are running at the same time Fibre Channel or iSCSI protocols are running, refresh messages may appear.

  • Page 118: Windows Diagnostic Test Messages

    3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Windows Diagnostic Test Messages If a test fails, an appropriate error code is generated and displayed, as shown in Table 3-9. Note that this table does not list error messages for the Interrupt and Link tests.
  • Page 119 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications Table 3-9. Windows Diagnostic Test Messages (Continued) Test Error Message Description Hardware HW_PQ_W_PAUSE PQ write pause previously detected Hardware HW_PQ_W_FULL PQ write full previously detected Hardware HW_IFQ_W_PAUSE IFQ write pause previously detected Hardware HW_IFQ_W_FULL IFQ write full previously detected Hardware HW_MEN_BP_TOUT...
  • Page 120 3–Adapter Management Applications Windows Management Applications For example: qaucli -nic -testlink === Link Test for 1. CNA Port Index === Function is not supported by this hardware/driver/api stack === Link Test for 2. CNA Port Index === Function is not supported by this hardware/driver/api stack === Link Test for 3.

  • Page 121: Linux Management Applications

    3–Adapter Management Applications Linux Management Applications Linux Management Applications Linux management applications for the adapter include the following:  Linux NIC Driver Management Applications  User Diagnostics for Linux NIC Driver Management Applications Linux NIC Driver Management Applications The following sections describe how to configure and manage the driver and adapter using Linux management utilities: ...

  • Page 122: Ethtool Utility

    3–Adapter Management Applications Linux Management Applications If an older version is found, erase it by issuing the following command: rpm –e QConvergeConsoleCLI To install the new version, issue the following command: <version> rpm –ihv QConvergeConsoleCLI- .i386.rpm The utility is installed in the /opt/QLogic_Corporation/QConvergeConsoleCLI directory.

  • Page 123: User Diagnostics For Linux Nic Driver Management Applications

    3–Adapter Management Applications Linux Management Applications lro_pkts: 0 rx_bytes: 0 tx_bytes: 468 lrobytes: 0 lso_frames: 0 xmit_on: 0 xmit_off: 0 skb_alloc_failure: 0 null skb: 0 null rxbuf: 0 rx dma map error: 0 In the following example, ethtool eth[n] lists interface settings. Sample Output 2: Ethtool eth8 Settings for eth8:...

  • Page 124: Running Linux User Diagnostics

    3–Adapter Management Applications Linux Management Applications Running Linux User Diagnostics Linux user diagnostics include QConvergeConsole diagnostics and ethtool diagnostics. QConvergeConsole Diagnostics NOTE For information on installing and starting the QConvergeConsole GUI, refer to the QConvergeConsole GUI Installation Guide (for download instructions, “Related Materials”...
  • Page 125 3–Adapter Management Applications Linux Management Applications QConvergeConsole CLI-based diagnostics include the following commands:  To enable or disable the port beacon, issue the following command: qaucli -pr nic -beacon [cna_port_inst] <on|off>  To run an internal loopback test, issue the following command: qaucli -pr nic -intloopback <cna_port_inst>...

  • Page 126: Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions

    3–Adapter Management Applications VMware Management Applications # ethtool -t eth4 The test result is PASS The test extra info: Register_Test_on_offline Link_Test_on_offline Interrupt_Test_offline Loopback_Test_offline Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions The internal loopback test performs internal packet loopback.   The Flash test verifies the Flash read and write. The hardware test verifies that the hardware is running.

  • Page 127: Using Switch Independent Partitioning Under Esx

    3–Adapter Management Applications VMware Management Applications Using Switch Independent Partitioning Under ESX All Switch Independent Partitioning Ethernet functions are enumerated by the hypervisor, controlled by the driver running in the hypervisor, and configured similar to other Ethernet interfaces. For more details, see “Switch Independent Partitioning”...

  • Page 128: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

    3–Adapter Management Applications Unified Extensible Firmware Interface firmware-version: <version> bus-info: 0000:10:00.3 To view interface statistics, issue the following command: ethtool –S vmnic[n] Example: # ethtool -S vmnic7 NIC statistics: bad_skblen: 0 rcvd_badskb: 0 xmit_called: 617618 xmit_finished: 617618 rx_dropped: 0 tx_dropped: 0 csummed: 777792 rx_pkts: 897558 lro_pkts: 0...

  • Page 129: Supported Features

    3–Adapter Management Applications Unified Extensible Firmware Interface The preceding PDF files are included in the boot code release package in the EFI directory. NOTE All bin, uefi, and nsh files are required to update the adapter on a UEFI system. Supported Features The UEFI driver supports the following features: ...

  • Page 130: Configuring Iscsi Over Dcbx

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX At the system’s UEFI shell prompt, issue the map -r command to map the USB device file system. You can check the mapping as follows: map -b Locate the USB device and change to that device. For example, if the USB device is mapped to fs9 after the map -r: fs9: <Enter>...

  • Page 131: Configuring The Iscsi Vlan On The Qlogic Adapter

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX NOTE  iSCSI over DCBX applies only to the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter. It does not apply to iBFT/SW or an iSCSI function type on a NIC port configured with Switch Independent Partitioning. ...

  • Page 132: Configuring The Switch For Iscsi Over Dcbx

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX - qaucli –pr iscsi –c 0 Configuring the Switch for iSCSI over DCBX Configuring the Brocade 8000 CEE switch involves the following steps: Verify the Version of the Switch Firmware Create and Configure the iSCSI VLAN on the Switch Create and Configure the CEE Map for iSCSI Traffic Bandwidth and PFC Configure LLDP/DCBX for the iSCSI TLV Configure the CEE Port’s iSCSI Traffic Class...

  • Page 133: Configure Lldp/Dcbx For The Iscsi Tlv

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX swd77(conf-ceemap)#priority-table 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 swd77(conf-ceemap)#exit Configure LLDP/DCBX for the iSCSI TLV The following commands configure link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) for the iSCSI type-length-value (TLV). Configure the LLDP: swd77(config)#protocol lldp Enable the LLDP: swd77(conf-lldp)#no disable...

  • Page 134: Configure The Cee Port's Iscsi Traffic Class

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX Configure the CEE Port’s iSCSI Traffic Class The following commands configure the switch port to which the QLogic adapter is connected. In this example, the adapter is connected to port 0/16 of the switch. Set the switching characteristics: swd77(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/16 swd77(conf-if-te-0/16)#switchport...
  • Page 135 3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX swd77(config)#do show lldp interface tengigabitethernet 0/16 LLDP information for Te 0/16 State: Enabled Mode: Receive/Transmit Advertise Transmitted: 30 seconds Hold time for advertise: 120 seconds Re-init Delay Timer: 2 seconds Tx Delay Timer: 1 seconds DCBX Version : CEE Auto-Sense : Yes Transmit TLVs: Chassis ID Port ID...

  • Page 136: Interoperation Of Bandwidth Settings For Dcbx And Switch Independent Partitioning

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX Interoperation of Bandwidth Settings for DCBX and Switch Independent Partitioning If you want to run iSCSI and NIC traffic together, DCBX can be used to set the bandwidth percentage to be shared among the iSCSI and NIC. If you want to run partitioned NIC traffic, Switch Independent Partitioning should be used to set the percentage of bandwidth that is shared among the multiple NIC partitions.

  • Page 137: Bandwidth Settings

    3–Adapter Management Applications Configuring iSCSI over DCBX  NIC traffic only (no iSCSI traffic) without partitioning of the NIC traffic: Neither Switch Independent Partitioning nor DCBX needs to be used.  iSCSI traffic only (no NIC traffic): Neither Switch Independent Partitioning nor DCBX needs to be used. Table 3-10 summarizes these guidelines.

  • Page 138: Switch Independent Partitioning

    Switch Independent Partitioning Overview This chapter provides the following information about the QLogic Switch Independent Partitioning feature:  Switch Independent Partitioning Setup Requirements Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration   Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options  Switch Independent Partitioning Setup CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 139: Switch Independent Partitioning Setup Requirements

    Card QME8262-k 10GbE Blade Mezzanine Card M420, M520, M610, M620, M710HD, M720, M820, M910, M915 Link speed limitation: QMD8262-k, and QME8262-k support only 10GbE operation and do not link at 1Gbps with Dell M6220, M6348, and Cisco 3x3x switches. ®...
  • Page 140 Adapter drivers  VMware: Drivers are available on VMware Web site Ecosystem Requirements: Switch Independent Partitioning is a new feature from Dell and it requires the necessary ecosystem software/firmware to operate correctly. So in addition to the hardware/software requirements, it also requires user to upgrade to the latest System Setup, BIOS, Chassis Management Controller (CMC), and iDrac available from support.dell.com, especially if...

  • Page 141: Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration

    Switch Independent Partitioning bandwidth allocation can only regulate transmit traffic but not receive traffic. After you have configured the NIC partitions as needed on the adapter ports, you must reboot the Dell PowerEdge server to make the personality changes take effect. CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 142: Switch Independent Partitioning Options

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration You can modify the minimum and maximum bandwidth for each switch-independent partition. The changes take effect immediately without rebooting the server. The minimum and maximum bandwidths are specified as percentages of the link bandwidth, where: ...
  • Page 143 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Virtual machine (VM)-to-VM Ethernet traffic between VMs on different vSwitches is routed by the eSwitch if the communicating VMs are attached to NIC partitions derived from the same physical port. The eSwitch handles VM-to-VM communication by learning MAC addresses of the virtual NICs (VNICs) of the VMs.
  • Page 144 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Figure 4-1 shows the default Switch Independent Partitioning function settings. NOTE In NPAR configurations with teaming on ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5, QLogic recommends setting the driver module parameter defq_filters to 0 by issuing the following command, and then rebooting the system for the setting to take effect.

  • Page 145: Personality Changes

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Figure 4-2 shows the possible configurations. Figure 4-2. Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Options (Personalities) Personality Changes Based on your operating environment, you can use your preferred management tool to change or disable PCI functions on either physical port. Using this feature lets you divide each physical port into up to four partitions, configured to support one of the following PCI function types: NIC, FCoE, or iSCSI.

  • Page 146: Quality Of Service

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Table 4-4. Configuration Options (Continued) Physical Port Number Function Function Type Number User Label System Number Disabled/NIC Disabled/NIC iSCSI/NIC/Disabled iSCSI/NIC/Disabled FCoE/NIC/Disabled FCoE/NIC/Disabled The physical port number is displayed as Port 1 or Port 2 on the adapter’s port’s label. The physical port number is displayed as Phy Port 0 or Phy Port 1 on the Switch Independent Partitioning configuration screens for most of the management tools, except where noted otherwise.

  • Page 147: Eswitch

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Enhanced transition services (ETS) control the actual bandwidth allocation at the network port. The bandwidth allocation under ETS is typically 50 percent for FCoE traffic and 50 percent for non-FCoE traffic (NIC and iSCSI). This means that Switch Independent Partitioning QoS allocations among the NIC partitions for a given port, allocate a percentage of the non-FCoE portion of the bandwidth.

  • Page 148: Configuration Management Tools

    QLogic OptionROM at POST The QLogic OptionROM comes factory installed, written on the adapter’s Flash memory at the Dell factory. When you first start the Dell PowerEdge server that contains QLogic adapters, the POST starts. Running the POST test gives you access to the OptionROM utility.

  • Page 149: Qconvergeconsole Gui

    QConvergeConsole’s GUI through a browser, either locally on the server or remotely from another computer. Your browser window becomes the client used to connect to Dell PowerEdge blade servers that host the adapters and connected storage devices within the network.

  • Page 150: Qconvergeconsole Cli

    QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN). The QConvergeConsole CLI manages iSCSI, Ethernet, and FCoE functions on QLogic adapters installed on a Dell PowerEdge blade server on either a Linux or Windows environment. In addition to the configuration and management capabilities available through the QConvergeConsole CLI, the QConvergeConsole CLI enables you to partition and configure NIC ports and eSwitch parameters on QLogic adapters.
  • Page 151 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration You would typically create a vSwitch for each Switch Independent Partitioning interface. You can configure VMs to use the standard virtual network devices, such as VMXNET 3 adapters. On each interface, you can configure features such as NetQueue.

  • Page 152: Switch Independent Partitioning Setup And Management Options

    When you first start the Dell PowerEdge server that contains QLogic adapters, the POST starts. Running POST gives you access to two of the configuration tools you can use to set up NIC partitions on QLogic adapter ports: Dell System Setup and the QLogic OptionROM.

  • Page 153: Dell System Setup

    Dell System Setup When you first start the host server that contains QLogic adapters, the POST starts. Running the POST gives you access to the Dell System Setup. To set up Switch Independent Partitioning using the Dell System Setup: NOTE Depending on your server model and System Setup version, the screens you see might differ from those shown.
  • Page 154 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Select Device Settings, as shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3. Main Menu Page CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 155 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options In the Device Settings screen, select the adapter that you want to configure (see Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4. Selecting the Device to Configure CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 156 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The next screen that appears (see Figure 4-5) is the Main Configuration page, which lists information about the selected adapter and the available setup options for the adapter. Figure 4-5. Main Configuration CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 157 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Select NIC Partitioning (Switch Independent Partitioning) Configuration from the Main Configuration page. The NIC Partitioning Configuration page opens (see Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6. NIC Partitioning (Switch Independent Partitioning) Configuration Page NOTE For a list of Switch Independent Partitioning configuration options, see “Switch Independent Partitioning Setup”...
  • Page 158 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Select Global Bandwidth Allocation to open the Global Bandwidth Allocation page (see Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7. Global Bandwidth Allocation Page Set the relative and maximum bandwidth (between 0-100 percent) as needed for each partition.
  • Page 159 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options  Setting a port’s maximum bandwidth to 100 percent allows that partition to use bandwidth that is not used by other partitions. This would apply if one or more of the other partitions were using less than their relative bandwidth setting.

  • Page 160: Qlogic Optionrom At Post

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options QLogic OptionROM at POST When you first start host server containing QLogic adapters, the POST starts. Running the POST gives you access to the OptionROM utility. To set up Switch Independent Partitioning using OptionROM: When the screen prompts you to enter the setup menu (see Figure 4-8)
  • Page 161 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The screen displays a list of functions available to the selected adapter (see Figure 4-10). Figure 4-10. Function Configuration Screen NOTE For a list of Switch Independent Partitioning configuration options, see “Switch Independent Partitioning Setup”...
  • Page 162 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Figure 4-12. Selecting FCOE Function Type to Change Move your cursor to the MinBW% column to adjust the minimum bandwidth (see Figure 4-13) on each partition (between 0–100 percent). Figure 4-13. Adjusting the Minimum Bandwidth CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 163 NOTE  The minimum bandwidth settings in the OptionROM are equivalent to the relative bandwidth settings in the Dell System Setup.  The MaxBW% field is read only in this utility. To adjust the maximum bandwidth, use a different utility, such as the Dell System Setup.

  • Page 164: Qconvergeconsole Gui

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options QConvergeConsole GUI The QConvergeConsole is a Web-based client/server application that allows for centralized management and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN). On the server side, QConvergeConsole runs as an Apache Tomcat server Web application.
  • Page 165 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Select the NIC Partitioning (Switch Independent Partitioning) tab. The NIC Partitioning Configuration page displays configuration details that apply to the selected Switch Independent Partitioning configuration and personality options (see Figure 4-15).

  • Page 166: Set Up Qos

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Verify that the configured ports have the most current drivers installed. If necessary, update the driver for the port protocol. Set Up QoS The QConvergeConsole lets you set the QoS for each partition by setting minimum and maximum percentages of the physical port’s bandwidth for each partition.
  • Page 167 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Click the down arrow and select the NIC partition (NPAR0, NPAR1, NPAR2, or NPAR3) from the drop-down list. Information and configuration fields related to the selected NIC partition include: Default MAC Address—The MAC address set at the manufacturer. ...

  • Page 168: View Eswitch Configuration

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The Security Check dialog box might appear. In the Enter Password box, type the password and then click OK. NOTE The settings are persistent across reboots. View eSwitch Configuration QConvergeConsole appears and lets you view the current eSwitch offload settings.

  • Page 169: Qconvergeconsole Cli

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Click the down arrow next to any of the offload fields provided to change its value to Enabled or Disabled. Select one of the following command buttons to apply or cancel any changes: ...
  • Page 170 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options To set up NIC partitions using the QConvergeConsole CLI: Start the QConvergeConsole CLI interface and select 6: NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Information (see Figure 4-18). Figure 4-18. Selecting 6 to View NPAR Information Options Select 2: NPAR Port Information (see Figure 4-19).
  • Page 171 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The NPAR Configuration Selection page displays the current configuration (see Figure 4-20). Figure 4-20. NPAR Configuration Selection Screen Return to the main menu after viewing the Switch Independent Partitioning information and select 7: NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Configuration (see Figure 4-21).
  • Page 172 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Configure the bandwidth settings to meet your system requirements. NOTE When bandwidth settings exist for both Switch Independent Partitioning and DCBX, DCBX takes precedence over Switch Independent Partitioning. DCBX sets the bandwidth for iSCSI and NIC traffic, and then Switch Independent Partitioning sets the bandwidth for the NIC partitions by dividing the NIC bandwidth allocated by DCBX.
  • Page 173 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Specify whether you want your bandwidth settings to persist across reboots (see Figure 4-23). Figure 4-23. Setting Bandwidth Changes to Persist Return to the NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Configuration Selection screen. Change the personalities of each function to meet your system requirements.

  • Page 174: Windows Device Manager

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Figure 4-24 shows the CLI commands leading to the option for changing a function type on a Linux system. Figure 4-24. Selecting Function Type on Linux System Return to the main menu and select 8: NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Statistics to view the statistics.

  • Page 175: Configure Switch Independent Partitioning

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Configure Switch Independent Partitioning You can use the NIC Partition Management tab in the device properties page to enable Switch Independent Partitioning and configure the 10GbE physical port into a multifunction storage and networking port. To set up Switch Independent Partitioning on a QLogic adapter port: Log in to the server that contains installed QLogic adapters.
  • Page 176 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options From the Adapter Properties page, do the following: Select the NIC Partition Management tab. Right-click on the function number you want to enable. Select Enable Partition (see Figure 4-26). Figure 4-26. Enabling Partition CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 177: Change Personalities

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options When partitioning is enabled, the Adapter Properties page appears, as shown in Figure 4-27. Figure 4-27. Partition Enabled Click OK to close the message box that displays the following information: This change requires a reboot.
  • Page 178 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options On the NIC Partition Management tab, right-click on one of the enabled functions, select Change Function Type, then select Convert to <Protocol> from the shortcut menu (see Figure 4-28). Figure 4-28. Selecting Convert to NIC from Shortcut Menu Repeat these procedures to change the function types as needed.

  • Page 179: Manage Bandwidth

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Manage Bandwidth Using the NIC Partition Management tab in the Windows device properties page, you can allocate minimum and maximum bandwidth for each NIC function. NOTE When bandwidth settings exist for both Switch Independent Partitioning and DCBX, DCBX takes precedence over Switch Independent Partitioning.
  • Page 180 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Use the Configure Function dialog box to set the minimum and maximum bandwidth percentages, New Minimum BW and New Maximum BW (see Figure 4-30). Figure 4-30. Entering New Bandwidth Values NOTE ETS only specifies the division of bandwidth between FCoE and non-FCoE traffic.
  • Page 181 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The new bandwidth values appear in the right pane of the NIC Partition Management property sheet (see Figure 4-31). Figure 4-31. NIC Partition Management Property Sheet Click OK at the bottom of the Properties page to close it. CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 182: View Eswitch Statistics

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options View eSwitch Statistics You can use the Window Device Manager’s NIC Partition Management window to view eSwitch statistics for enabled partitions. To display eSwitch statistics: From the QLogic Adapter Properties page, select the NIC Partition Management tab.

  • Page 183: Cim Provider And Vcenter Server Plug-In For Vmware Esx/Esxi

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options CIM Provider and vCenter Server Plug-in for VMware ESX/ESXi The QConvergeConsole vCenter Server Plug-in provides a QConvergeConsole tab you can use to manage the QLogic adapter in the VMware ESX/ESXi environment.
  • Page 184 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options The content pane varies depending on which Function is selected:  Bandwidth: This setting allows you to display and set the bandwidth allocation for the NIC function. For detailed information, refer to “Bandwidth Allocation”...
  • Page 185 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options  Adjusted Overall Bandwidth Assignment: This is a pie chart diagram that shows the amount of the total bandwidth assigned to the NIC function.  Current Active Bandwidth Assignment: This lists the current settings for the Bandwidth Assignment and Maximum Bandwidth parameters.
  • Page 186 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup and Management Options Figure 4-36. Converged Network Adapter NIC Function 2 or 3—Function Type CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 187: Switch Independent Partitioning Setup

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup Switch Independent Partitioning Setup This section provides Switch Independent Partitioning reference tables you can use when configuring NIC partitions using the various tools available.  Default Settings  Configuration Options  Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Parameters and Setup Tools Default Settings Before configuring NIC partitions, the adapter appears as a simple dual-port 10GbE adapter with Switch Independent Partitioning settings shown in...

  • Page 188: Configuration Options

    4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup Configuration Options Depending on your system requirements and operating environment, you can set up the adapter port partitions to support different function types. Table 4-6 shows the available function types and configurable parameters. Table 4-6.

  • Page 189: Switch Independent Partitioning Configuration Parameters And Setup Tools

    Function Minimum Bandwidth Maximum Bandwidth Switch Independent Type (Range 0–100%) (Range 0–100%) Partitioning Parameters Dell System Setup, Yes, configurable Yes, configurable Lifecycle Controller, or other HII browser QLogic NIC OptionROM Yes, configurable Not configurable, read only (Hot Key CTRL+Q during...
  • Page 190 4–Switch Independent Partitioning Switch Independent Partitioning Setup NOTE Table 4-8 applies to QME8262-k only. Table 4-8. Switch Independent Partitioning Wake-on-LAN (WoL) and PXE Boot Support Switch Independent PXE Boot Partitioning Function Function 0 Function 1 Function 2 Function 3 Function 4 Function 5 Function 6 Function 7...

  • Page 191: Boot Configuration

     Dell System Setup The Dell System Setup allows you to configure a network adapter.  PXE Boot Setup The PXE allows a workstation to boot from a server on a network before booting the operating system on the local hard drive.

  • Page 192: Boot From San

    Before you begin boot from SAN for Windows, create a driver disk as follows: From the Dell Web site, download the appropriate driver package Extract the drivers using the QLogic Installer or the Dell DUP: QLogic setup installer: Issue the following command from the directory where the installer is located: setup.exe /s /z”/extractdrivers=\”c:\temp\”...

  • Page 193: Windows 2008 Boot From San

    5–Boot Configuration Boot from SAN Dell DUP: Issue the following command to extract the drivers to the appropriate path/location: <package_name> /s /e=<path> Windows 2008 Boot From SAN For Windows 2008, follow these steps to perform an initial OS installation with the adapter as boot or as add-on.

  • Page 194: Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Novell) Boot From San

    5–Boot Configuration Boot from SAN The Driver Disk message box displays the following prompt: Do you have a driver disk? Click YES and then press ENTER. In the Driver Disk Source window, select the driver source:  If the driver file is on a disk, select fd0, then press ENTER. ...

  • Page 195: Esx Boot From San

    5–Boot Configuration Boot from SAN Press ENTER. If the system prompts you to update another drive, click BACK and then press ENTER. The following message appears: Make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive. Insert the SLES CD #1 in the drive and then click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

  • Page 196: Dell System Setup

    iSCSI Second Target Parameters FCoE Configuration The first three pages are used to access the Dell System Setup, select the QLogic adapter, and access the adapter’s Main Configuration page. This page provides access to all available configuration options for the selected adapter.

  • Page 197: Accessing Dell System Setup

    When you first start the host server that contains QLogic adapters, the POST starts. Running POST gives you access to the Dell System Setup. To access the Dell System Setup: While running POST, press F2. The Main menu for the Dell System Setup opens. NOTE Depending on your server model and System Setup version, the screens you see might differ from those shown.
  • Page 198 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup In the Device Settings screen, select the adapter that you want to configure or display information about (see Figure 5-2). Figure 5-2. Selecting the Device to Configure The next screen that appears (see Figure 5-3) is the Main Configuration page for the selected adapter.

  • Page 199: Main Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Main Configuration The Main Configuration page (see Figure 5-3 on page 183) displays information about the selected network adapter and provides the following options. Each option is described in detail in the sections that follow: ...

  • Page 200: Nic Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup NIC Configuration The NIC Configuration page (see Figure 5-5) allows the user to set the following:  Legacy Boot Protocol: Select PXE, iSCSI, or None to control the network boot protocol. The configuration and enablement of iSCSI and FCoE are controlled separately.

  • Page 201: Iscsi Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup iSCSI Configuration The iSCSI Configuration page (see Figure 5-6) provides the following choices for iSCSI configuration:  iSCSI General Parameters  iSCSI Initiator Parameters  iSCSI First Target Parameters  iSCSI Second Target Parameters Figure 5-6. iSCSI Configuration...
  • Page 202 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup iSCSI General Parameters The iSCSI General Parameters page (see Figure 5-7) lets you set the following:  TCP/IP Parameters via DHCP: Select Enabled or Disabled. When set to Enabled, the adapter uses the DHCP to obtain its IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address.
  • Page 203 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup iSCSI Initiator Parameters The iSCSI Initiator Parameters page (see Figure 5-8 Figure 5-9) lets you set the following:  IPv4: This field indicates whether or not the iSCSI initiator uses the IPv4 protocol. If Enabled, the following parameters can be set: IPv4 Address: When TCP/IP Parameter via DHCP is set to Disabled, ...
  • Page 204 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Figure 5-8. iSCSI Initiator Parameters—Start of Page Figure 5-9. iSCSI Initiator Parameters—End of Page CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 205 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup iSCSI First Target Parameters The iSCSI First Target Parameters page (see Figure 5-10) lets you set the following:  IP Version: This option indicates whether IPv4 or IPv6 is selected. IPv4 Address: If IPv4 is selected, this field let you specify the IPv4 address ...
  • Page 206 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup iSCSI Second Target Parameters The iSCSI Second Target Parameters page (see Figure 5-11) lets you set the following:  IP Version: This option indicates whether IPv4 or IPv6 is selected. IPv4 Address: If IPv4 is selected, this field let you specify the IPv4 address ...

  • Page 207: Fcoe Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup FCoE Configuration The FCoE Configuration page (see Figure 5-12) lets you set the following:  Connect: Select Enabled to enable OS boot from an FCoE storage device, or Disabled to disable OS boot from an FCoE storage device.

  • Page 208: Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup NIC Partitioning (Switch Independent Partitioning) Configuration The NIC Partitioning (Switch Independent Partitioning) Configuration page (see Figure 5-13) provides the following choices for Switch Independent Partitioning configuration:  Global Bandwidth Allocation  Partition 1 Configuration ...
  • Page 209 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Global Bandwidth Allocation The Global Bandwidth Allocation page (see Figure 5-14) lets you change a partition’s relative bandwidth weighting and maximum bandwidth if it has been enabled. For more information on bandwidth allocation, refer to “Configuration...
  • Page 210 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Partition 1 Configuration The Partition 1 Configuration page (see Figure 5-15) has only one selection, Enabled for NIC Mode. Figure 5-15. Partition 1 Configuration CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 211 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Partition 2 Configuration The Partition 2 Configuration page (see Figure 5-16) lets you set NIC Mode to Enabled or Disabled. Figure 5-16. Partition 2 Configuration CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 212 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Partition 3 Configuration The Partition 3 Configuration page (see Figure 5-17) lets you set NIC Mode to Enabled or Disabled. If you select Disabled for NIC Mode, you can select Enabled or Disabled for iSCSI Offload Mode.
  • Page 213 5–Boot Configuration Dell System Setup Partition 4 Configuration The Partition 4 Configuration page (see Figure 5-18 Figure 5-19) lets you set NIC Mode to Enabled or Disabled. If you select Disabled for NIC Mode, you can select Enabled or Disabled for iSCSI Offload Mode.

  • Page 214: Pxe Boot Setup

    5–Boot Configuration PXE Boot Setup PXE Boot Setup The PXE allows a workstation to boot from a server on a network before booting the operating system on the local hard drive. Configuring PXE Boot This section provides procedures for configuring the ProductLine to perform PXE boot.
  • Page 215 5–Boot Configuration PXE Boot Setup Press the ESC key, and then select Save changes and exit. The system reboots. After the system reboot, follow the window prompt for PXE boot server for the installation of OS of your choice. The system attempts to boot from the PXE. For example: Attempting Boot From NIC QLogic PXE v2.0.x.x PCI x.x Px Copyright (C) 2009-2014 QLogic Corporation...

  • Page 216: Iscsi Configuration Using Fast!Util

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL QLogic’s Fast!UTIL provides one method of configuring the QMD8262-k/QLE8262/QME8262-k adapter for iSCSI.  Accessing Fast!UTIL  Configuring Host Adapter Settings Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings   Configuring DHCP iSCSI Boot for IPv4...

  • Page 217: Configuring Iscsi Boot Settings

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL  Subnet Mask When DHCP is set to No, this field must contain a valid subnet mask.  Gateway IP Address When DHCP is set to No, this field must contain a valid gateway IP address; otherwise, the system under configuration can communicate only with other nodes on its LAN.

  • Page 218: Boot Device Primary And Alternate

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL Boot Device Primary and Alternate After configuring a device (through Primary/Alternate Boot Device Settings), press ENTER on these locations to view a list of available devices. To select an iSCSI boot device, highlight the device and then press ENTER. Adapter Boot Mode Disable—Select this option to disable the ROM BIOS on the adapter, ...

  • Page 219: Primary And Alternate Boot Device Settings

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings Security Settings—Press ENTER to access Primary Boot Security  Settings. Press ENTER to enable or disable CHAP and bidirectional CHAP and to configure the CHAP name and CHAP secret. (Depending on your configuration, it might not be necessary to configure this option.) ...
  • Page 220 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL To enable the QLogic iSCSI adapter to boot from a SAN: During server POST, press CTRL+Q to enter the QLogic iSCSI Fast!UTIL BIOS. Select the I/O port to configure. By default, the Adapter Boot mode is set to Disable. From the Fast!UTIL Options menu, select Configuration Settings and then select iSCSI Boot Settings.

  • Page 221: Boot Protocol Configuration

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL Boot Protocol Configuration Boot protocol primary and alternate boot device settings include the following:  Security Settings—Press ENTER to access Primary Boot Security Settings. Press ENTER to enable or disable CHAP and bidirectional CHAP and to configure the CHAP name and CHAP secret.

  • Page 222: Configuring Qlogic Iscsi Boot

    When any combination of these adapters (QMD8262-k, QLE8262, or QME8262-k) are present in a system, Fast!UTIL lists all of the iSCSI interface ports.
  • Page 223 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL On the Options menu, select Configuration Settings. The Configuration Settings window opens, as shown in Figure 5-22. Figure 5-22. Fast!UTIL: Configuration Settings Window On the Configuration Settings menu, select Host Adapter Settings. The Host Adapter Settings window opens, as shown in Figure 5-23.
  • Page 224 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL Select Initiator IP Settings. The Initiator IP Settings window opens, as shown in Figure 5-24. Figure 5-24. Fast!UTIL: Initiator IP Settings Window Specify the IP version(s) by setting Enable IPv4 and Enable IPv6 as needed (you can enable IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or both), and then specify additional information as needed for the selected IP version(s): ...
  • Page 225 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL Return to the Configuration Settings menu and then select iSCSI Boot Settings to configure the target settings shown in Figure 5-25. Figure 5-25. Fast!UTIL: iSCSI Boot Settings Window On the iSCSI Boot Settings window, select Adapter Boot Mode and set it to Manual.
  • Page 226 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL To scan for the specified target, highlight the primary LUN Target IP and then press ENTER. Select the target from the list of discovered targets on the Select iSCSI Device window, as shown in Figure 5-27.
  • Page 227 5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL During POST, press F2 to enter the Dell System Setup menu, as shown in Figure 5-28. Figure 5-28. Dell System Setup Select System BIOS Settings, then select Boot Settings, then select BIOS Boot Settings, and then select Hard-Disk Drive Sequence, as shown in Figure 5-29.

  • Page 228: Booting

    5–Boot Configuration iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL In the pop-up window, use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW or the + and – buttons to move the iSCSI target to the top of the list, as shown in Figure 5-30 (where the iSCSI target is configured on Port 1, Partition 3). Then click OK.

  • Page 229: Ibft Boot Setup

     Booting to a Target Disk Enabling iBFT Boot Follow these steps to enable iBFT boot in the Dell BIOS system. Boot the server, and when the NIC boot code banner appears, press CTRL+Q. The QLogic CNA Function Configuration utility opens, as shown in Figure 5-31.
  • Page 230 5–Boot Configuration iBFT Boot Setup Check that the protocol for functions 0 and 1 is set to iBFT. If necessary, change the setting(s), as shown in Figure 5-32, and then press ENTER. Figure 5-32. Enabling iBFT Boot Press ESC and save the settings. Reboot the system.

  • Page 231: Booting To A Target Disk

    Booting to a Target Disk To boot to the target disk, see the boot target vendor’s instructions for the hardware setup. During POST, press F2 to enter the Dell System Setup menu, as shown in Figure 5-33. Figure 5-33. Dell System Setup...
  • Page 232 5–Boot Configuration iBFT Boot Setup Select System BIOS Settings, then select Boot Settings, then select BIOS Boot Settings, and then select Hard-Disk Drive Sequence, as shown in Figure 5-34. Figure 5-34. Selecting iSCSI Boot Sequence In the pop-up window, use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW or the + and –...
  • Page 233 5–Boot Configuration iBFT Boot Setup Select Save changes and exit. Reboot the system. The Option Rom shows the iSCSI target login information, as shown in Figure 5-36. Figure 5-36. Connecting to the iSCSI Target Continue with OS installation (refer to the OS documentation). CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 234: Dhcp Boot Setup (Iscsi)

    5–Boot Configuration DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI) DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI) To configure the DHCP server to support iSCSI boot, first ensure that your DHCP server is set up and then refer to the following procedure. NOTE This release does not support DHCP iSCSI boot for IPv6. Refer to future readme and release notes for IPv6 support notification.

  • Page 235: Dhcp Option 17, Root Path

    5–Boot Configuration DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI) When presented with the various Boot Modes, select DHCP using VendorID and then press ENTER. Select DHCP Boot Settings and then press ENTER. On the DHCP Boot Settings screen, select Vendor ID and then press ENTER.
  • Page 236 5–Boot Configuration DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI) Example string value (no spaces): iscsi:192.168.95.121:6:3260:7:iqn.1984-05.com.dell:powervault.md30 00i.6a4badb0000e7ab4000000004b854c83 DHCP Vendor Class Option 202, Secondary Boot Target IQN and Boot Parameters Format the data as a string using the DHCP vendor-defined Secondary Boot Target IQN and Boot Parameters Option (Option 202): "iscsi:"<serveripaddress>":"<protocol>":"<port>":"<LUN>":"...

  • Page 237: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This appendix provides the following troubleshooting information:  Diagnosing Problems  NIC Troubleshooting  iSCSI Troubleshooting  FCoE Troubleshooting  ESX Troubleshooting Diagnosing Problems Network activity indicators and diagnostic utilities help you to verify that the hardware and software are working properly. If the installed adapter cannot communicate over the network, the flowcharts shown in this appendix can help diagnose the problem with the adapter.

  • Page 238: Nic Troubleshooting

    A–Troubleshooting NIC Troubleshooting NIC Troubleshooting Figure A-1. NIC Diagnostics Flowchart CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 239: Iscsi Troubleshooting

    A–Troubleshooting iSCSI Troubleshooting iSCSI Troubleshooting Figure A-2. iSCSI Diagnostics Flowchart CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 240: Fcoe Troubleshooting

    A–Troubleshooting FCoE Troubleshooting FCoE Troubleshooting NOTE If most of the IP packet traffic is not TCP or UDP, the FCoE FIP session might be dropped. If you experience this problem, turn off RSS. CU0354602-00 L...
  • Page 241 A–Troubleshooting FCoE Troubleshooting Figure A-3. FCoE Diagnostics Flowchart CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 242: Esx Troubleshooting

    VMware document, VI3 Networking: Advanced Troubleshooting, located here: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/technology/vi_networking_adv_troubleshooting.pdf If the troubleshooting procedures in this document do not resolve the problem, please contact Dell for technical assistance (refer to the “Getting Help” section in your Dell system documentation). CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 243: Specifications

    Specifications This appendix provides specifications for the following products:  QMD8262-k Specifications  QLE8262 Specifications  QME8262-k Specifications CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 244: Qmd8262-K Specifications

    0.784A 3.3V 3.3V Aux 3.3V 12.5mA 1.0/1.2V Core 1.0V 9.860A Standards Specifications The QMD8262-k adapter supports the following standards specifications:  IEEE: 802.3ae (10Gb Ethernet)  IEEE: 8021q (VLAN)  IEEE: 802.3ad (Link Aggregation)  IEEE: 802.1p (Priority Encoding) ...

  • Page 245: Interface Specifications

    Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) Profile SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2)   Second Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-2)  Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3) Interface Specifications Table B-3. Interface Specifications Port Type Media 10G-BASE-KR Dell PE M1000e KR Midplane Revision 1.1 CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 246: Environmental Specifications

    B–Specifications QMD8262-k Specifications Environmental Specifications Table B-4. Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Non-Operating Temperature Ranges 10°C to 35°C –40°C to 65°C (for Altitude 900 m or 2952.75 ft) (50°F to 95°F) (–40°F to 149°F) Temperature Ranges –40°C to 65°C 10°C to Note °C...

  • Page 247: Qle8262 Specifications

    B–Specifications QLE8262 Specifications QLE8262 Specifications  Physical Characteristics  Power Requirements  Standards Specifications  Interface Specifications  Environmental Specifications Physical Characteristics Table B-5. Physical Characteristics Adapter Description Type Low-profile PCIe card Length 6.6 inches Width 2.54 inches Power Requirements Table B-6.

  • Page 248: Qme8262-K Specifications

    Specifications” on page 229. Interface Specifications Table B-10. Interface Specifications Port Type Media 10G-BASE-KR Dell PE M1000e KR Midplane Revision 1.1 Environmental Specifications For the environmental specifications for the QME8262-k adapter, refer to Table B-4 on page 231. CU0354602-00 L...

  • Page 249: Qconvergeconsole Gui

    QConvergeConsole GUI This appendix provides the following information about the QConvergeConsole GUI:  Introduction to QConvergeConsole  Downloading QConvergeConsole Documentation  Downloading and Installing Management Agents  Installing the QConvergeConsole GUI  What Is in the QConvergeConsole Help System NOTE For information on installing the QConvergeConsole GUI, refer to the QConvergeConsole GUI Installation Guide.

  • Page 250: Introduction To Qconvergeconsole

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Introduction to QConvergeConsole Introduction to QConvergeConsole The QConvergeConsole GUI is a Web-based client and server GUI management tool that provides centralized management and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN). On the server side, the QConvergeConsole GUI runs as an Apache Tomcat™ application server.

  • Page 251: Downloading Qconvergeconsole Documentation

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Downloading QConvergeConsole Documentation Downloading QConvergeConsole Documentation To download the QConvergeConsole GUI Installation Guide, go to at http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com.and click Downloads. Downloading and Installing Management Agents To manage the adapters on a local or remote host, the management agents (also called agents) used by the host’s adapters must already be installed on the host.

  • Page 252: Installing The Agents From The Qlogic Web Site

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Downloading and Installing Management Agents Installing the Agents from the QLogic Web Site To obtain the agents from the QLogic Web site and install them: Windows and Linux (all versions): Go to the QLogic Downloads page at http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com download the following for each adapter on the host server: ...

  • Page 253: Installing The Qconvergeconsole Gui

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Installing the QConvergeConsole GUI Installing the QConvergeConsole GUI Refer to the installation procedure for your operating system.  Installing QConvergeConsole in a Windows Environment  Installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment  Installing QConvergeConsole in Silent Mode Installing QConvergeConsole in a Windows Environment The QConvergeConsole Installer for Windows is a self-extracting utility that installs QConvergeConsole and related files.

  • Page 254: Installing Qconvergeconsole In A Linux Environment

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Installing the QConvergeConsole GUI To enable the SSL feature, click Yes. To disable SSL, click No. On the Install Complete dialog box, click Done to exit the installer. You have installed QConvergeConsole on your server. Installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment You have the option of installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux environment using either a GUI or CLI method.

  • Page 255: Installing Qconvergeconsole In Silent Mode

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI Installing the QConvergeConsole GUI NOTE The localhost-only option installs QConvergeConsole locally so that you must run it locally (remote connection is not possible). To disable the option, you must uninstall QConvergeConsole and then re-install it, selecting No in this step. On the Pre-Installation Summary dialog box, read the information, and then click Install.

  • Page 256: What Is In The Qconvergeconsole Help System

    C–QConvergeConsole GUI What Is in the QConvergeConsole Help System What Is in the QConvergeConsole Help System To access the QConvergeConsole help system while the GUI utility is running, click the Help menu and then click Browse Contents. The help system provides topics containing details of the following: ...
  • Page 257 C–QConvergeConsole GUI What Is in the QConvergeConsole Help System  Managing FabricCache Adapters and Ports shows and describes how to display and edit information parameters for 10000 Series FabricCache Adapters (FCA) and ports, as well as how to configure port parameters. ...

  • Page 258: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information This appendix provides the following information for the QMD8262-k, QLE8262, and QME8262-k products:  Warranty  Regulatory and Compliance Information Warranty For information about your Dell warranty, see your system documentation. Regulatory and Compliance Information Laser Safety FDA Notice This product complies with DHHS Rules 21CFR Chapter I, Subchapter J.

  • Page 259: Agency Certification

    Agency Certification The following sections contain a summary of EMI and EMC test specifications performed on the models listed below to comply with emission, immunity, and product safety standards:  QMD8262-k (CU0310419) QLE8262 (CU0310414)   QME8262-k (CU0310410) EMI and EMC Requirements...

  • Page 260: Kcc: Class A

    D–Regulatory Information Regulatory and Compliance Information KCC: Class A Korea RRA Class A Certified Product Name/Model: Fibre Channel Adapter Certification holder: QLogic Corporation Manufactured date: Refer to date code listed on product Manufacturer/Country of origin: QLogic Corporation/USA A class equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for business purpose, the seller and/or the buyer is (Business purpose info/telecom-...
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